Gwangju Nam-gu 'Garden Plot Leasing' Attracts Urban Farmers... Fully Sold Out

Urban farmers in the area flocked to the Yanggwadong and Deoknamdong urban gardens recruited by Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, quickly filling all available garden plots.

Nam-gu announced on the 30th that the Deoknamdong and Yanggwadong urban gardens, which began leasing garden plots, recorded high popularity and sold out all available areas.

The district explained that the increase in people cultivating crops with family or acquaintances, enjoying healing time through family love and communication with neighbors, was the main reason for the surge.

At the Deoknamdong urban garden, all 200 plots of 9.9㎡ (3 pyeong) were fully leased from 9 a.m. on the first day of leasing, the 27th. This was due to the affordable leasing price of only 10,000 KRW per 3.3㎡ (1 pyeong) and the geographical advantage of being close to the city center.

Earlier, the Yanggwadong urban garden, which began finding new tenants on the 20th, also sold out rapidly. Approximately 6,000㎡ of land was divided into 110 plots of 16.5㎡ (5 pyeong) and two communal garden plots of 66㎡ (20 pyeong) for group cultivation. All 112 plots were allocated through a first-come, first-served recruitment process.

Only the 3,400㎡ space for cultivating Duretnon rice paddies remains in the Yanggwadong garden, and leasing for the Duretnon plots will be conducted separately in May, selecting 30 to 50 people.

A Nam-gu official stated, "We plan to expand the distribution of small garden boxes so that residents in apartment complexes and other places can also engage in farming."

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